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Waterbury, CT
The Waterbury Chapter held their
93rd Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner
honoring Greater Waterbury senior
high school students of Italian heritage.
Ten Scholarships of $1,000 each were
awarded during the event. The scholarship
recipients for 2015 were: Carissa
Ciarlone, Kelly Edwards, Elizabeth
Frenis, Julianne Frenis, Tyler Gargano,
Katie Grendzinski, Avery Liotta-Henderson,
Hannah McCasland, Alexis Rinaldi,
and Filomena Stabile.
Scholarship award recipients and
their families along with members of
UNICO celebrated their success with a
dinner and awards ceremony. The guest
speaker for the evening was Brandon
Dufour, President of All-Star Driver, the
largest driver education school in Connecticut.
Members of the UNICO Scholarship
Committee included: Bianca Daniels,
Robert Gerace, Dawn Maiorano, Nicole
Maiorano, Francine Nido, Connecticut
I District Governor; Carmine Paolino,
Frank Travisano and Patricia Varanelli.
From left: Louis Gelada, Dominick
Nicastro, UNICO National Executive
Vice President and Frank Travisano,
Chapter President.
From left: Brandon Dufour, Elyse Bonanno,
Dominick Nicastro, UNICO National
Executive Vice President; Robert Gerace
and Frank Travisano, Chapter President.
Pennsylvania District I
At a recent District meeting there was
an IAOVC presentation. From left: Mike
Bouselli, President Happy Valley; Mike
Resigno, President Scranton; Mary
Marrara, Manny Alfano IAOVC President
and UNICO Anti-Bias Chair; Carrado
Gigante, Presenter; Bernard Brutto,
Pennsylvania I District Governor; Andre’
DiMino, UNICO National Executive
Director; Chris DiMattio, Past National
President; John Terrano, President
Wilkes Barre and Mike DeCosmo,
President Hazleton.
2015 Scholarship Recipients.
From left: Peter and Mariane Petrarca and
Carol Russo.
UNICO Leadership and Wilkes Barre
Chapter meet at District Governor’s
Meeting. From left: Bernie Brutto,
Pennsylvania I District Governor;
Manny Alfano, John Terrana, Wilkes
Barre Chapter President; Andre DiMino,
Executive Administrator; Dominic
Ortolani, Corrado Gigante and Chris
DiMattio, Past National President.
Scholarship Committee: front row from
left: Nicole Maiorano, Carmine Paolino
and Bianca Daniels. Back row: Robert
Gerace, Dawn Maiorano, Francine Nido
and Patricia Varanelli.
The DEADLINE for the
Nov. 2015 Edition of ComUNICO is
Friday, October 16, 2015
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Scranton Chapter attendees at
Pennsylvania District I Governor’s
meeting held at Arcaro & Genell’s.
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